Learning & Education
Learning and education from Durham Wildlife Trust. Information about school and group visits plus teacher resources.
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Two Little Owl chicks sitting on a branch. Credit: Hilary Chambers
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Learning and education packs
Wildlife and nature-themed education and learning packs by Durham Wildlife Trust for teachers, home educators and parents.
Education visit booking
Bring your school group along to nature reserve to learn all about wildlife, with our education team.
Education Enquiry
Enquire about a school or group visit to Durham Wildlife Trust
Secondary Education Specialist Required
We are currently looking for an experienced individual to help develop a secondary school education program for our new water vole conservation project. This individual will work as an education…
Learning and education pack downloads
Wildlife and nature-themed education and learning packs by Durham Wildlife Trust for teachers, home educators and parents.
Citizen scientists wanted to help record UK’s mammal activity
Citizen scientists are being urged to help chart UK mammal activity so researchers can better understand how animals are coping with ecological challenges such as climate change.
Low Barns Boardwalk
Unfortunately, the reedbed boardwalk at Low Barns Nature Reserve is closed and requires replacing. Plans for the work are underway.
Low Barns Visitor Centre
Low Barns nature reserve is located next to the River Wear near Witton le Wear. When you arrive at the site you are greeted by a series of old farm buildings, over the 50+ years of Durham Wildlife Trust’s management of the site, these old barns have been converted and adapted to become Low Barns Visitor Centre.
Boardwalk reopens at Low Barns
We are delighted to announce that the reedbed boardwalk at Low Barns Nature Reserve has now reopened.
Low Barns
One of the county's most important wildlife sites; with a visitor centre and a coffee shop
Winter wildlife at Low Barns
Low Barns nature reserve is just such a fantastic spot, whatever your cup of tea: be it a leg stretching walk, a laid-back stroll, a calming spell sitting in a hide with a flask and a camera or a…